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Unit 7
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Biodegradable | Able to be decomposed by living organisms. |
Conserve | To preserve and protect an ecosystem or a resource. |
Decompose | Breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes into simpler substances to get energy. |
Natural resource | Anything from nature that people can use. |
Pollution | Any waste product or contamination that harms or dirties an ecosystem and harms organisms. |
Population | All the organisms of the same kind that live together in a given area. |
Recycle | To use the materials in old things to make new things. |
Reduce | To use less of something |
Reuse | To use something again. |